Reitmans (Canada) Limited [MONTREAL] announced the appointment of Richard Wait, Vice-President Comptroller of the Company, as Vice-President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective on August 17, 2018, and the retirement of Eric Williams, effective on the same date.

The Empire Life Insurance Company [KINGSTON, Ontario] (TSX: EML.PR.A) announced the appointment of Senior Vice-President and Chief Actuary Edward Gibson as its Chief Financial Officer. Gibson became Senior Vice-President and Chief Actuary at Empire Life in June 2008. Mr. Gibson replaces Ron Friesen who is leaving the Company.

Fortis Inc. [ST. JOHN’S, Newfoundland and Labrador] (TSX: FTS, NYSE: FTS) announced the appointment of Jocelyn Perry as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer at Fortis effective June 1, 2018. Karl Smith, current Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, will retire May 31, 2018 after more than 30 years with Fortis. Perry has an extensive career in the utility business, having worked at Newfoundland Power for the past 13 years in a variety of capacities, including Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer and for the past year as President and Chief Executive Officer. Jocelyn is a prior Director of Finance at Fortis in the early 2000s, and previously served in other financial capacities in the private sector.

High Arctic Energy Services Inc. [CALGARY] (TSX: HWO) announced the departure of its Chief Financial Officer, Brian Peters effective May 18th, 2018. James (Jim) Hodgson, a member of the Board of Directors, has agreed to accept the appointment of Chief Financial Officer, effective May 18, 2018. Since Mr. Hodgson will become an officer of the Company, he has agreed not to stand for re-election to the Board of Directors at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 10th, 2018. Hodgson is a seasoned corporate executive with considerable experience as the Chief Financial Officer of several resource companies operating in Canada and internationally. Most recently, he was the Chief Financial Officer of Sino Gas and Energy Holdings Ltd.

Profound Medical Corp. [TORONTO] (TSX-V: PRN, OTCQX: PRFMF) announced that Aaron Davidson has been appointed Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice-President of Corporate Development. Most recently, he was Co-Head and Managing Director of H.I.G. BioHealth Partners. Mr. Davidson began his career with Eli Lilly and Company, where he spent a decade in various operating management roles in the United States and Canada, including financial management, business development, strategic planning, market research and general management. Mr. Davidson continues to serve as Venture Partner at H.I.G. and on the board of directors of HyperBranch Medical Technology, Intact Vascular and On Target Laboratories.

Orion Biotechnology Canada Ltd. [OTTAWA] announced that Jason Burke has been appointed Chief Financial Officer effective immediately. Prior to joining Orion, he served as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Conversant Intellectual Property Management. He also served as CAO of Massachusetts-based AVID Technologies. Before moving to Massachusetts, Mr. Burke served as CFO of the Business Analytics division of IBM (Formerly Cognos). Mr. Burke started his career with Deloitte & Touche LLP, where he was Manager in the Assurance and Advisory Services Group.

Affinor Growers Inc. [VANCOUVER] (CSE: AFI, OTCQB: RSSFF)announced the appointment of Randy Minhasas the Company’s new Chief Financial Officer. Minhas has served as Director, Chief Financial Officer and Controller for several publicly traded companies since 2011. Mr. Minhas currently serves as the Lead Independent Director and Audit Committee Chair of Clean Seed Capital Corp. In addition, Mr. Minhas is currently serving as the Group Controller for Rye Patch Gold Corp., a role he will transition out of once Rye Patch completes its merger with Alio Gold Inc. Sam Chaudhry has resigned as Chief Financial Officer of the Company.

Saint Jean Carbon Inc. [OAKVILLE, Ontario] (TSX-V: SJL, OTCQB: TORVF) announced the appointment of Anna Lentz to the position of Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary. Lentz is Partner and Co-Owner at Wilson Lentz CPA, Chartered Professional Accountants. The Company has accepted the resignation of Barry Pearson as the Company’s prior CFO and Corporate Secretary.

DH Corporation (TSX: DH) announced that Karen Weaver will be joining D+H as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer on September 2. Ms. Weaver will be replacing Brian Kyle, whose resignation was previously announced. Most recently, she was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at First Capital Realty. Prior to that, she was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Brookfield Properties, Canadian Operations and Gentra Inc.

CGI Group Inc. (TSX: GIB.A) announced that, effective October 1, 2014, Francois Boulanger, currently Senior Vice-president and Corporate Controller will assume the position of Executive-Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. This follows the planned retirement of R. David Anderson, who will stay on in an advisory capacity through the end of January, 2015. François joined CGI 16 years ago, and since held a number of senior finance roles, before being named corporate controller in 2006.

Black Diamond Group Limited (TSX: BDI) announced the appointment of Michael Lambert as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Lambert will assume his new position effective August 8, 2014. Mr. Lambert joins Black Diamond after spending three years with Parkland Fuel Corporation where he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Previously Mr. Lambert was at the Forzani Group and Canadian Pacific Railway where he served as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, respectively.

Parkland Fuel Corporation (TSX: PKI) announced the resignation of Michael Lambert, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, who is leaving Parkland effective August 8, 2014, to pursue an opportunity in another industry.

MedMira, Inc. (TSX-V: MIR) announced that Markus Meile has been appointed as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Meile replaces Jelle Kuypers who has chosen to depart the Company. Mr. Meile has served as a member of MedMira’s Board of Directors since 2010, was previously a member of its Audit Committee and, most recently, led the Company’s business development activities as Senior Director, International Markets. Effectively immediately, Mr. Meile will step down from the Board to move into his new role as Chief Financial Officer.Prior to joining MedMira, Mr. Meile worked with a number of financial institutions in Switzerland, England, and Hong Kong. Previously, Mr. Meile worked in the medical device industry in Africa, Asia Pacific, and Europe.

Sage Gold Inc. (TSX-V: SGX) announced the appointment of Robert Ryan, as Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”). Mr. Ryan replaces Ron Reed, who will be moving on to other opportunities. Mr. Ryan brings over 25 years of experience in CFO and COO roles in private and public companies.

ACT Aurora Control Technologies Corp. (TSX-V: ACU) announced that Grant Smith has been appointed Chief Financial Officer, replacing Grant Macdonald. Mr. Smith is a partner at Clearline Chartered Accountants. Mr. Macdonald will remain on the Company’s Board of Directors and will continue in his role as head of the Audit Committee.

Blox, Inc. (OTC: BLXX) announced that Rick Low has been elected as the Company’s new Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”). Mr. Low replaces the interim CFO, Marco Parente who assumed the position upon the closing of the Amalgamation agreement. Mr. Low has served as Chief Financial Officer of PNG Gold Corporation since September, 2012. From November 2009 to September 2012, Mr. Low was the Director of Finance at Eco Oro Minerals Corp. (formerly, Greystar Resources Ltd.) and from April 2006 to May 2008, was Vice President Finance at China Gold International Resources Corp. Ltd (formerly, Jinshan Gold Mines Inc. – a subsidiary of Ivanhoe Mines Ltd.).

Divestco Inc. (TSX-V: DVT) announced the appointment of Richard Kines as Interim CFO. Mr. Kines was most recently working as Interim CFO at a private oil and gas company and was CFO of Connacher Oil and Gas Limited from 2004 – 2012. Stephen Popadynetz has resigned his role as CFO but remains president and CEO of Divestco.

Eco Oro Minerals Corp. (TSX: EOM) announced that Paul Robertson has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Robertson worked with Ernst & Young from 1999 to 2005. Currently, he is the managing partner of Quantum Advisory Partners LLP. He was previously CFO of the Company from September 1, 2011 to January 14, 2013.

Liquor Stores N.A. Ltd. (TSX: LIQ) announced the appointment of David Gordey as the Company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Gordey previously served as the Company’s Vice President, Finance and has been a member of the Liquor Stores’ management team since 2012. Patrick de Grace, the outgoing Chief Financial Officer, has departed the Company for personal reasons.

Augyva Mining Resources Inc. (TSX-V: AUV) announced the appointment of Louis De Jong as director of the company. Mr. De Jong is the Founder and Managing Partner of De Jong & Co., a boutique merchant bank engaged in principal investment and financial advisory services. Mr. De Jong also currently holds the position of Chief Financial Officer at BSM Technologies Inc., a De Jong & Co. investee company. Prior experience includes co-founding and serving as managing director of Jemekk Capital Management Inc. and progressively senior positions in institutional equity sales at Credit Suisse First Boston and Sprott Securities Inc.

Bayshore Petroleum Corp. (TSX-V: BSH) announced that Anna Lentz, its Chief Financial Officer (CFO), has resigned from her position as Chief Financial Officer CFO, effective April 1 , 2014, to pursue other personal and career interests. Peter Y. Ho, CEO/President will act as interim CFO position until a new CFO is appointed.

International Datacasting Corporation (TSX: IDC) announced the appointment of a new Chief Financial Officer. Steven Archambault, IDC’s new CFO, is a seasoned finance executive with over 15 years experience. Archambault has served as IDC’s Director of Finance and Treasury since 2012. Archambault’s experience includes service at Ernst & Young LLP as an audit manager, and more recently senior finance roles with a NYSE-listed reinsurance company. IDC’s outgoing CFO, Rick Clements, will continue at IDC until January 31, 2014 in order to support a smooth transition of responsibilities.

Balmoral Resources Ltd. (TSX: BAR) reported that Peggy Wu will replace Ross McDonald as CFO of the Company following Mr. McDonald’s retirement effective December 15, 2013. Ms. Wu has served as an advisor to the Company on financial matters since 2011. She is currently the CFO for Indico Resources Ltd. and Corvus Gold Inc. Ms. Wu’s previous experience includes acting as Financial Reporting Specialist for a number of resource based companies including Balmoral.

Lorus Therapeutics Inc. (TSX: LOR) announced the appointment of Gregory K. Chow as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Company. Mr. Chow previously held the position of Managing Director, and led the Private Placements team in the Life Sciences Investment Banking Group at Wedbush Securities. Prior to joining Wedbush, he was a Director in the Private Placements / Equity Capital Markets Group at RBC Capital Markets. Prior to RBC, he directed the Private Capital Group at Wells Fargo Securities, and was a Senior Auditor at BDO Seidman, LLP.

Sprott Resource Corp. (TSX: SCP) announced that it has named Michael Staresinic as the Company’s new Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Staresinic will take over from Steve Yuzpe, who was named President and Chief Executive Officer of Sprott Resource Corp. in October 2013. Prior to joining Sprott Resource Corp., he was Vice President of Finance at Sprott Inc. Previously, Mr. Staresinic spent nine years as Vice President of Finance at a publicly-listed alternative asset management firm.

Colt Resources Inc. (TSX-V: GTP) announced that Shahab Jaffrey has joined as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer. His last role was with Sherritt International Corporation as part of their senior internal audit and risk management team. Mr. Jaffrey replaces Aurelio Useche as CFO.

MedMira, Inc. (TSX-V: MIR) announced that Dan Frid, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer left the Company to pursue other professional opportunities. Frid has served as MedMira’s CFO since July 2010. The Company has identified a new CFO and a detailed announcement will be issued shortly.

Karoo Exploration Corp. (TSX-V: KE.V) announced that Roger Foster has been appointed as the Company’s CFO in place of Lorilee Kozuska who will no longer be the Company’s CFO.

Strongbow Resources Inc. (OTC: STBR) announced the appointment of Robert Da Cunha as Chief Financial Officer and a director. Prior to joining Strongbow, Mr. Da Cunha has been on the board of directors of other business corporations and spent more than a decade at TD Canada Trust, in increasingly senior positions where he acquired specific expertise in a number of critical areas including growth and credit lending for small to medium size enterprises, audits and compliance. Prior to his career in resources and finance, Mr. Da Cunha briefly held positions at both the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General and the University of Toronto.

AQM Copper Inc. (TSX-V: AQM) reported that Alan Ahlgren has resigned as CFO of the Company. Erick J. Underwood has been appointed as the CFO of the Company. Mr. Underwood has 20 years of experience in corporate development, business planning and analysis, treasury and accounting for the mining industry including 14 years while being based in Chile and Peru working for Cia. Minera Antamina and BHP Billiton.

Atikwa Resources Inc. (TSX-V: ATK) announced that Garry Topolnitsky, Chief Financial Officer (CFO), has resigned his position due to personal reasons. Mr. Topolnitsky has agreed to assist the Company until a new CFO is retained.

Hyperion Exploration Corp. (TSX-V: HYX) announced that Doug Bailey has resigned as Chief Financial Officer of the Company to pursue other interests. Newman Pak, Corporate Controller, has been appointed as interim Chief Financial Officer of Hyperion. Mr. Pak has held his role as Corporate Controller since July 2012.

Fero Industries, Inc. (OTC: FROI) has hired Barry Hall, through his consulting company Carlaris LV Inc., as Interim CFO. Mr. Hall is the former CFO of EarthLink. Hall was the Founder and CFO of Thwapr Inc.; the Chief Financial Officer of EarthLink, Inc.; as well as Chairman and CEO of CalAmp Corp.

North American Palladium Ltd. (TSX: PDL, NYSE: PAL) announced the appointment of Dave Langille as Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) of the Company. Most recently, Mr. Langille served as the CFO and Vice President, Finance of Breakwater Resources Ltd. Prior to this, he served in senior financial positions for various public companies, including Lindsey Morden Group Inc., Capital Environmental Resource Inc., Cott Corporation, and TVX Gold Inc.

Petrosonic Energy, Inc. (OTC: PSON) announced the addition of Richard Raisig as the company’s Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Raisig joins Petrosonic from Connexed Technologies, Inc., where he was CFO. Raisig has also held senior financial executive positions at Aurora Systems, Inc. and at Microvision, Inc.

Appiphany Technologies Holdings Corp. (OTC: APHD) announced that Jesse Keller resigned as the Chief Financial Officer, Secretary. Mr. Keller shall continue in his positions as President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of the Company. Allen Szeliga was appointed to serve as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Szeliga previously worked with Riverside Forest Products Limited, and Tolko Industries Ltd. Mr. Szeliga was also a founding partner in a finance consulting company, DFS Executive Resources. Mr. Szeliga has also worked with smaller public companies as CFO, including Darford International Inc. from March 2009 to September 2012 and CanAM Pet Treats Inc. from October 2012 to present.

Pro-Trans Ventures Inc. (TSX-V: PVI) announced the appointment of Derrek R. Wong as Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation. Mr. Wong’s appointment follows the resignation of David Criddle, who served as the Corporation’s interim CFO during the Corporation’s executive search process.

Imaging Dynamics Company, Ltd. (TSX: IDL) announced the appointment of Anna Lentz as Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Lentz is currently the Principal of a privately owned financial consulting firm. Ms. Lentz replaces John Choy who had been acting as interim Chief Financial Officer for the Company.

FreshBooks hired Mark MacLeod as its new CFO. He’s been a partner at Montreal’s Real Ventures since 2010. Previously he was Chief Financial Officer at Tungle Corporation, Mobivox, Terrascale Technologies and Hexago.

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